Window-cleaning device



--lm 1931- E. s. GORDON WINDOW CLEANING DEVICE Filed July 8, 1929 ATRIVEY Patented Jan. 27, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT 0F FljCE EUGENIA s.eonnon, on NEW ROCHELLE, New YORK wINnoW-oLEANInG DEVICE Applicationfiled Ju1y8,

My invention relates to a'window cleaning device comprising a. thinwashing and a thin drying element, respectively carried at oppo siteends of a slender substantially rigid rod, 5 which permlts the user toclean the lnside and outside of the panes of each window frame passbetween the outer and inner, frames of i; the window.

Another ob ectof'the invention is to provide such a device which, whenassembled,

consists of a singlemember, so that it may be used with one hand tofirst wash and later dry the windows, the rigidity'of the rod car ryingthe Washing and. drying elements permitting suiiicient pressure to betransmitted to the elements, when the deviceis between i thewindow'frames, to efficiently clean the an inside of the panes of theouter frame and the outside of the panes ofthe inner frame. Anotherobject of the invention is to provide means pivotally' secured tothe'rod, for securing the rod to the hand of the user, thus e permittingthe rod "to be reversed at will without danger of dropping the rodasfrom a window of considerable height above the ground. Another objectof theinvention is to pro- 1 sembled, of a single member, whichemploysbe easily and economically.manufactured With the above and other objectsin View,

ments and combinations more fully pointed out hereinafter. I j V 1 7Referring now to the drawings Figure 1, is a front elevation of'thedevice Y showing the washingand the drying elements carried at oppositeends of the rod.

Figure 2, is'a side detail view of the form shown in Figure 1, showingthe drying element arranged substantially perpendicular to andprojectingslightly beyond the rod.-

vide such a device consisting, when asavminimum number ofparts and whichmay my invention consists in the parts, improvei929. sesame. 376,742

-Figure 3 is aside elevation of a modified form of the invention showingthe washing element wrapped around one end of the rod and'the dryingelement mounted lengthwise of and at the opposite end of the rod.

355 F igure 4, is a viewthrough a window construction showing the-deviceillustrated in Figures 1; and 2, when used toclean the outside of thepanes of the lower, lnner window sash. 5 v

00 In the preferred form shown in Figures '1,

: 2 and a, the rod "l,is of slender and substantially rigidconstruction. Carried at oneend of the'rod is an open-ended Wire loopfZ,whose open'ends g, are soldered to the rod. The 65 loopi2, is adapted tohold a suitable thin washing elements, such as cloth or the like,

which may be .wrapped around the loop. Carried at the opposite end ofthe rod is a metal member 5, adapted to hold the thin -IO drying element6, which may be of rubber. Member 5, is soldered to the rodand ismounted substantially perpendicular thereto. This member projectsslightly beyondthe. rod. Rod 1, also carries a sliding ring 7', which is'75 adapted -to move freely along and tor evolve about the rod. Ring 7,carries a swivel 8, to which is secured a wristband or handgrip 9.

In the modified form shown in F igure 3, the rod 1.. is of similarconstruction tothat shown in Figure 1 In'this form the washing element4:, may be wrapped-about one end' of the rod and suitablysecuredtheretmas by elastics. The'other end of the rod carries a holdingmember 10, which is preferably of triangular shape and adapted to carrythe drying element, such as rubber strip 6." The holding member issoldered tojthe rod and extends lengthwise thereof. Similar means areprovided for securing therod to the wrist or hand of the user. 7 l g Theprojection of the drying and washing elementsfrom the rod, in both'forlnsgis only slightly beyond the rod, and allows both consists of asingle member. 'It may be thoroughly dry the windows.

used with one hand to clean the window panes, inside and out of bothsashes. It avoids the necessity for strapping or clamping the device tothe window sill. It allows the user to efiieiently clean the windowsfrom the floor of the room, without standing on the sill, or a ladder.The device may, of course, be made in several standard sizes to be usedwith windows of various lengths,

In use the wristband or hand grip is slipped over the wrist or about thehand of the user and the rod grasped with one hand. The thin washingelement having been suitably moistened may then be used to wash thewindows. The grip on the rod may then be released. The sliding ring andswivel permits the rod to be quickly reversed. The

wristband or handgrip avoids the danger of the device falling from thewindow to the ground. The thin drying" element may then be used. afterreversal of the rod. to dry the windows. When the outside panes of thelower, inner sash are to be cleaned, the portion of the rod at the endwhich carries the washing element is inserted, with the washing element,between the window sashes,

after the lower sash has been thrown up.

The outside panes of the lower sash are then washed. The rod and washingelement are then withdrawn and the rod reversed. The drying element andthe rod arethen reinsertechas shown in Figure 4, and the panesthoroughly dried. As shown in this figure, the rod may be gripped sothat sufficient pres sure is transmitted to the drying element to Itwill also be noted that the construction and arrangement of the parts issuch that the device may be manipulated without interference.

Having thus described the invention and its operation. it will beunderstood that changes may he made in carrying the invenlion intoelfect, without departing;' from the principle thereof.

hat I claim is:

A window cleaner composed of a relative ly slender and substantiallyrigid rod havingwindow engaging means on its respective ends, a sleeveslidable and rotatable on the rod between the ends of the rod, a wristencircling member, and means to swivelly connect said wrist encircling;member to the sleeve, whereby the rod may be rotated about said wristencircling member to reverse its ends, while the wrist encircling memberremains on the wrist oi the operator. thereby to enable first cleaningand then drying of the window. V

In witness whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

EUGENIA S. GORDON.

